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okay. sorry to have gone quiet.
**saturday, tweed run picnic at st george's festival, borough market. **
anyone who wants to show up, we'll be having a picnic on saturday at borough market's st george's day festival. we'll be on stoney street. come down between 12 and 3 pm. bring tea, nibbles, bikes and tweed!
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can you give the non locals an actual day teddy? i dont know when st georges is held being south african. sorry:-!
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The do's Saturday
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Finally got my shit together...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47009813@N03/sets/72157623783434321/
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picnic on saturday 24 april 2010, my friend.
or if you're asking, st george's day is on friday.
Thank you kind sir:-) You answered even a question i didnt ask thinking it was the same thing. -
right, chaps and chapettes. if you're coming down on saturday to join us for the st george's day picnic on stoney street, please sign up below:
- teddy
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- teddy
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Still thinking, and similing, about this a week-and-a-half later. Sat around in my breeks last night to try and recreate some of the atmosphere :) Can't wait for another 12 months for another Tweed Run; thinking about flying over for the New York one...
If you can't wait there's a couple of other tweedy type events:
Boulogne Rally - http://www.theoldbicycleshowroom.co.uk/events-108-c.asp - already mentioned this, a gentle 25-miles around the pre-war GP road circuit on old bikes stopping at tabacs for beers.
L'Eroica - http://www.eroica-ciclismo.it/english/home.asp - first time this year for me, 100 miles on gravel roads 'round Tuscanny
Hello, New to the forum, but been sitting on the fence watching for ages.
Being the proprietor of The Old Bicycle Co and the official sponser/ organiser of The Boulogne Bicycle Rally. (as mentioned above). I thought I'd better reply to this thread. It is kind a tweedish run in France. It started about 31 years ago and has been a annual event ever since. The reason for going it to celibrate the route of the Boulogne GP which was held on a 37 km road curcuit, with the likes of Bugatti/ Peugeot, Frazer Nash, Salmson, Amilcar ect all competing. Small cafe's and bars line the route, so a Stella Artois or a Richard is expect is each. 24 miles of very undulating french countryside. For more info: just follow the link above or here
L'Eroica is another event that should be attended, I've been about 5 times and cannot reccommend it enough.
Another more unknown event is The Retro Ronde. Ride the Tour of Flanders most famous hills. The Beer is good too. Here is the website.
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^ i want to go
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Hello, New to the forum, but been sitting on the fence watching for ages.
Being the proprietor of The Old Bicycle Co and the official sponser/ organiser of The Boulogne Bicycle Rally. (as mentioned above). I thought I'd better reply to this thread. It is kind a tweedish run in France. It started about 31 years ago and has been a annual event ever since. The reason for going it to celibrate the route of the Boulogne GP which was held on a 37 km road curcuit, with the likes of Bugatti/ Peugeot, Frazer Nash, Salmson, Amilcar ect all competing. Small cafe's and bars line the route, so a Stella Artois or a Richard is expect is each. 24 miles of very undulating french countryside. For more info: just follow the link above or here
L'Eroica is another event that should be attended, I've been about 5 times and cannot reccommend it enough.
Another more unknown event is The Retro Ronde. Ride the Tour of Flanders most famous hills. The Beer is good too. Here is the website.
As a new member of the forum, I'm pleased to be the first person to greet you warmly and welcome you to the community!
Your first post is first rate, highly informative, and by writing it you have already contributed more to it than many people with a thousand posts or more.
If I didn't have rather young offspring to consider I would be off on the boulogne run in a jiffy, but seeing as it is a well established run, I'll put my name down in a year or two.
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FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY - I am so sorry for the confusion. Don't go tongiht. . . Friday. x
I may not be on/in the continent. Any chance someone could grab free shit on my behalf? * Zap me a PM if you do.
Ta
*unless it involves giving up my time for orphans/homeless/those less fortunate than me. Cant stand 'em.
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Hi, Thanks for your kind words. Not really one for forums, but I feel lfgss.com is a worthy cause and having participated in the Tweed Run (thanks Jacqui), looking forward to posting more.
I too have little offspring, being the sponser, I am obliged to go. Thanks to Coppithat for the youtube video. It gives an idea of the event.
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Well I cannot believe its nearly 2 weeks since the greatest event ever.
T&J. I know its been said a thousand times already but I must add another thank you for a fabulous day. Fantastic event, fantastic company.Well done.
Just wish we were playing it all over again tomorrow!Miss Kitty - The B&W photograph of spudger and myself is brilliant. I do hope that your Union Jack flag that I so gallantly rescued is back in its rightful place on your dressing table!!
Thanks to the 'tail end charlie' marshall that stayed with me whilst I repaired a 'puncture' near Jermyn Street.
Thanks to the chap that gave me a sip of his ice cold gin in the basketball court - he saw me replacing the tyre and rear wheel again.
Can 2011 be any better - You bet it can.
ps. The 2 'punctures' that I got during the day were actually pinch punctures caused by a Skabs Anti Puncture liner - the tube got nipped by the over-lapping ends!! Beware anybody else using this stuff. £6 a strip - Its rubbish.
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I was gonna pop down...
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2010-04-10 Sat - The London Tweed Run 2
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Few from the day (and a sunset from one of the reeces):